fans have been left in a frenzy after realising what the Reiss Colwell actor looks like in real life. Jonny Freeman plays the soap character - making his first appearance in 2022. As the late Dot Branning's great-nephew, Reiss quickly got settled into life on the square.
He also started a relationship with soap legend Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy). The pair were desperate to have a child but faced several hurdles - including Reiss’ infertility. What’s more, in a tragic twist it was revealed last year that Reiss’ wife was hospitalised in a long-term coma after suffering a stroke in the bath.
At first, Sonia was taken aback by dating a technically married man. But she soon changed her tune. The soap icon then started a romance with Reiss.
And longing to have a baby, and despite a long wait, Sonia and Reiss managed to get IVF with Sonia undergoing treatment. The couple were dealt a blow though, when a nurse warned Sonia her womb lining was thinner than ideal. However, Sonia later found out she was pregnant.
After taking a test and, in emotional scenes, she told Reiss in the Queen Vic the happy baby news. But in a heartbreaking twist, during Thursday’s episode (May 6), Sonia was rushed to hospital after she started bleeding - and was told she wasn’t actually pregnant. Fans of the show have since been left stunned and wowed by Jonny’s chiseled good looks in unearthed snaps.
In pictures posted on social media, Jonny looks totally different with a trimmed and neatly gro.